Community Pick
Hair Clarifier
photo by gailanng
- Ready In:
- 3mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Yields:
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1 hair treatment
ingredients
- 29.58 ml shampoo (either homemade or store bought)
- 14.79 ml baking soda
directions
- Easy peasy!
- While you're in the shower, bring along the box of baking soda with you.
- Measure out approximately 1 tablespoon of baking soda and add it to twice as much shampoo in your palm.
- Use the shampoo as you would normally, using the pads of your fingertips to give your scalp a thorough massage.
- Rinse very well with cool water, and then condition as normal.
- The baking soda should help remove build-up, naturally!
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Reviews
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Yes! A seasoned hairdresser told me about that. She warned not to leave it on for more than 4 minutes. Rinse well and follow with a final rinse of 1 cup or so of water mixed with a dash of vinegar, to correct the acid balance. I had just done that and was shopping when an elderly gent approached me and said "There is a lady with beautiful shiny hair. We never see that anymore."
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My hairdresser just told me that I need to get rid of the build-up on my hair and suggested a pricey shampoo from her salon. Instead I came home and tried your recipe. I mixed the baking soda with the shampoo and started working it into my hair. I could tell something was happening because it smelled different from my shampoo - almost like the smell of perm solution. The lather felt like shaving cream -- very rich. After rinsing, my hair has returned to its normal soft state that I hadn't had in months, and it was easy to style again. Thanks for the great, affordable home beauty treatment!
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i recently dyed my hair a lovely greenish orange (by mistake of course). i remembered this recipe and drenched my hair in dish soap and baking soda for 15 minutes, then i rinsed it and watched most of the orange go down the drain. after rinsing, i used mayonaise to condition. i still had to go to the hairdresser and get a professional dye but this helped alot! i have learned my lesson, thanks for a very helpful recipe!
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